It would be absolutely no challenge at all around here to kill gobblers in the spring with a rifle. I think it would take all the fun out of the sport. I mean, seeing and shooting one at a hundred or two hundred yards can' t be as exciting as having one just a few steps from you strutting and gobbling! If you' re just out to put meat on the table then I guess it would be alright, but I' m betting the vast majority of hunters on here would opt for shotgun only seasons like we have here in Missouri.